How to reduce height of freestanding HDTV


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Old 01-10-08, 11:08 AM
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How to reduce height of freestanding HDTV

I am shopping for an HDTV that will fit my entertainment center. The pedestal that comes with these TVs adds approx 2 1/2" to the overall height. I have to find a way to eliminate that added height. Therefore, I need an alternate way to support the TV that allows it to be freestanding and allows the bottom of the TV to rest against the surface that the TV is sitting on.

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Originally Posted by 60193 reporter
I have to find a way to eliminate that added height.
Any ideas?

Get a new entertainment center that fits or

Does your entertainment center have a back to it? Could you get a telescoping flat panel mount and have the TV come through the back?
 
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Old 01-11-08, 06:39 AM
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Most Ent. ctr backs are quasi-cardboard. Too thin for any mount.
However the side may be 3/4 pressed board or 'real' wood.
The tele-mounts may work there, with the set resting on the bottom w/o the screen base.

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Originally Posted by fewalt
Most Ent. ctr backs are quasi-cardboard. Too thin for any mount.
However the side may be 3/4 pressed board or 'real' wood.
The tele-mounts may work there, with the set resting on the bottom w/o the screen base.

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I was not talking about mounting it to the entertainment center, but if the center has no back to it, he might be able to mount it on the wall with a telescoping mount and have the TV come through the rear.
 
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Hey Mark,
I knew you didn't mean the back of thr EC!
But I wanted to clarify for the OP. Either the back wall or the ent. ctr. side would work,


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The base plates can be removed from most of the new TVs, but the challenge then becomes how to make it stand up.

Will the TV fit in the opening if you cut a slot into the shelf that's big enough to accommodate the base plate? A little re-engineering would have to be done on the area below the shelf to support it. It's really no big deal if the area below is covered by doors, but if it's glass you'll have to mask the framing with trim or molding.

It would be a whole lot cheaper than buying a new EC.
 
 

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